The concert will mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, reflecting on the meaning of Memorial Day. Dedicated on Memorial Day, 1922, and built as a ...

Hundreds of LGBTQ people, supporters, and allies braved the rain on Sunday to make their voices heard at the International March on Washington for Freedom, held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of historic moments in American civil rights history, and a museum set to open in 2026 will highlight how the memorial became a platform for the First Amendment.

Mike Litterst stood in the cavernous space under the Lincoln Memorial and pointed out that 40 feet up you could see concrete beams that support the 175-ton marble sculpture of Abraham Lincoln.

The tradition began in 1979 and has since ballooned. “It gives you a chance to pray for the country,” said one attendee. The retreating night clung gray-blue as the crowd began to trickle, then pour, ...